Clock shift: Horse Hill Nature Preserve

Daylight Savings Time is over, cutting into my late-day trail time. All I ask is just enough daylight to enjoy a leaf-covered trail without twisting my ankle.

So far, so good. I’m sharing Horse Hill with lots of neighbors who are trying to fit some outdoor time between work and dinner, including a fair number of mountain bikers. The preserve is large enough that I don’t feel at all crowded, even when the parking lot’s full.

leaf-covered trail, trees after leaf fall — Parking lot: full. Trail: all clear. Horse Hill Nature Preserve, New Hampshire. Ellen Kolb photos.

large tree with hollowed-out trunk — My favorite tree along the way. It’s survived some rough weather in recent years.

stream flowing through boggy area — It’s been a dry autumn. I barely needed the bridge to cross this little stream.

2 thoughts on “Clock shift: Horse Hill Nature Preserve”

so crazy that it’s dark by 5:30! It takes a little getting used to that’s for sure. Beautiful trail shots!

Ellen Kolb

November 17, 2015 at 11:18 pm

Thanks! Of course I could hike at 6 a.m., but I’m not that ambitious. I’ll keep telling myself that the solstice is just over a month away, and then the days get longer.

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